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QNAP TS-464-8G-US vs Ubiquiti UNAS Pro 8
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Key differences between QNAP TS-464-8G-US and Ubiquiti UNAS Pro 8
A summary of selected recorded differences between these nas. Check the full specification table below for details and conditions.
Feature differences among your selected devices
- Ai Photo Recognition (apps): QNAP TS-464-8G-US — Yes (QuMagie sorts photos by people, things and places); Ubiquiti UNAS Pro 8 — No.
- Docker (apps): QNAP TS-464-8G-US — Yes (Container Station runs Docker and LXC/LXD containers); Ubiquiti UNAS Pro 8 — No.
- Plex Media Server (apps): QNAP TS-464-8G-US — Yes; Ubiquiti UNAS Pro 8 — No.
- Surveillance App (apps): QNAP TS-464-8G-US — Yes (QVR Pro ships 8 free camera channels, QVR Surveillance 2); Ubiquiti UNAS Pro 8 — No.
Specifications to check side by side
- Operating System (apps): QNAP TS-464-8G-US — QNAP QTS; Ubiquiti UNAS Pro 8 — UniFi Drive.
- Capacity (memory): QNAP TS-464-8G-US — 8 GB; Ubiquiti UNAS Pro 8 — 16 GB.
- 10 Gbe Ports (network): QNAP TS-464-8G-US — 0; Ubiquiti UNAS Pro 8 — 1.
- 2 5 Gbe Ports (network): QNAP TS-464-8G-US — 2; Ubiquiti UNAS Pro 8 — 0.
Information still to confirm
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Apps
- QNAP TS-464-8G-US
- Yes
Catalog note
QuMagie sorts photos by people, things and places
- Ubiquiti UNAS Pro 8
- No
- QNAP TS-464-8G-US
- Yes
Catalog note
Container Station runs Docker and LXC/LXD containers
- Ubiquiti UNAS Pro 8
- No
- QNAP TS-464-8G-US
- QNAP QTS
- Ubiquiti UNAS Pro 8
- UniFi Drive
- QNAP TS-464-8G-US
- Yes
- Ubiquiti UNAS Pro 8
- No
- QNAP TS-464-8G-US
- Yes
Catalog note
QVR Pro ships 8 free camera channels, QVR Surveillance 2
- Ubiquiti UNAS Pro 8
- No
- QNAP TS-464-8G-US
- Yes
Catalog note
Virtualization Station suggests up to 4 virtual machines and needs at least 4 GB of memory
- Ubiquiti UNAS Pro 8
- No
Backup
- QNAP TS-464-8G-US
- Yes
Catalog note
Hybrid Backup Sync covers cloud backup, cloud sync and two-way sync
- Ubiquiti UNAS Pro 8
- Yes
- QNAP TS-464-8G-US
- Yes
Catalog note
Apple Time Machine backup through Hybrid Backup Sync
- Ubiquiti UNAS Pro 8
- Not recorded
- QNAP TS-464-8G-US
- Yes
Catalog note
Dedicated USB copy button on the front panel
- Ubiquiti UNAS Pro 8
- Not recorded
Features
- QNAP TS-464-8G-US
- Yes
- Ubiquiti UNAS Pro 8
- Not recorded
- QNAP TS-464-8G-US
- Yes
Catalog note
USB and network UPS from Control Panel > External Device > UPS
- Ubiquiti UNAS Pro 8
- Not recorded
File Services
- QNAP TS-464-8G-US
- Yes
- Ubiquiti UNAS Pro 8
- No
Catalog note
Only SMB and NFS are listed as supported file protocols
- QNAP TS-464-8G-US
- Yes
Catalog note
NFS v2/3/4/4.1 alongside CIFS/SMB and AFP
- Ubiquiti UNAS Pro 8
- Yes
Catalog note
Supported file protocols: SMB and NFS
- QNAP TS-464-8G-US
- Yes
Catalog note
Hybrid Backup Sync syncs to and from an rsync server
- Ubiquiti UNAS Pro 8
- Yes
Memory
- QNAP TS-464-8G-US
- 8 GB
- Ubiquiti UNAS Pro 8
- 16 GB
- QNAP TS-464-8G-US
- No
- Ubiquiti UNAS Pro 8
- No
- QNAP TS-464-8G-US
- 16 GB
- Ubiquiti UNAS Pro 8
- 16 GB
- QNAP TS-464-8G-US
- DDR4
- Ubiquiti UNAS Pro 8
- Not recorded
Network
- QNAP TS-464-8G-US
- 0
- Ubiquiti UNAS Pro 8
- 0
- QNAP TS-464-8G-US
- 0
- Ubiquiti UNAS Pro 8
- 1
- QNAP TS-464-8G-US
- 2
- Ubiquiti UNAS Pro 8
- 0
- QNAP TS-464-8G-US
- Yes
Catalog note
Port trunking with 7 modes across the two 2.5GbE ports
- Ubiquiti UNAS Pro 8
- Not recorded
- QNAP TS-464-8G-US
- 0
- Ubiquiti UNAS Pro 8
- 2
- QNAP TS-464-8G-US
- Yes
- Ubiquiti UNAS Pro 8
- Not recorded
Ports
- QNAP TS-464-8G-US
- YES (4K 60Hz)
Catalog note
HDMI 2.1, up to 4096 x 2160 at 60 Hz
- Ubiquiti UNAS Pro 8
- No
- QNAP TS-464-8G-US
- No
- Ubiquiti UNAS Pro 8
- No
- QNAP TS-464-8G-US
- No
- Ubiquiti UNAS Pro 8
- No
- QNAP TS-464-8G-US
- 4
- Ubiquiti UNAS Pro 8
- 0
- QNAP TS-464-8G-US
- No
- Ubiquiti UNAS Pro 8
- No
Power
- QNAP TS-464-8G-US
- Not recorded
- Ubiquiti UNAS Pro 8
- Not recorded
- QNAP TS-464-8G-US
- 40.536 W
- Ubiquiti UNAS Pro 8
- 250W
Processor
- QNAP TS-464-8G-US
- x86-64
- Ubiquiti UNAS Pro 8
- ARM
- QNAP TS-464-8G-US
- 4
- Ubiquiti UNAS Pro 8
- 4
- QNAP TS-464-8G-US
- Yes
Catalog note
Intel AES-NI encryption engine
- Ubiquiti UNAS Pro 8
- Not recorded
- QNAP TS-464-8G-US
- Yes
Catalog note
Built-in Intel UHD Graphics handles hardware-accelerated transcoding
- Ubiquiti UNAS Pro 8
- No
- QNAP TS-464-8G-US
- Intel Celeron N5095
- Ubiquiti UNAS Pro 8
- ARM Cortex-A57 quad-core
- QNAP TS-464-8G-US
- Not applicable / unspecified
- Ubiquiti UNAS Pro 8
- Not applicable / unspecified
Raid
- QNAP TS-464-8G-US
- No
Catalog note
QTS formats internal drives as EXT4
- Ubiquiti UNAS Pro 8
- Not recorded
- QNAP TS-464-8G-US
- No
- Ubiquiti UNAS Pro 8
- No
- QNAP TS-464-8G-US
- Yes
- Ubiquiti UNAS Pro 8
- Yes
- QNAP TS-464-8G-US
- Yes
- Ubiquiti UNAS Pro 8
- Yes
- QNAP TS-464-8G-US
- Yes
Catalog note
Block-based volume and LUN snapshots, minimum interval 5 minutes
- Ubiquiti UNAS Pro 8
- Yes
- QNAP TS-464-8G-US
- YES (QuTS hero)
Catalog note
ZFS requires switching the NAS from QTS to the QuTS hero operating system, supported from QTS 5.2.1
- Ubiquiti UNAS Pro 8
- No
Remote Access
- QNAP TS-464-8G-US
- Yes
- Ubiquiti UNAS Pro 8
- Not recorded
- QNAP TS-464-8G-US
- YES (myQNAPcloud)
- Ubiquiti UNAS Pro 8
- YES (UniFi Cloud)
- QNAP TS-464-8G-US
- Yes
- Ubiquiti UNAS Pro 8
- Not recorded
- QNAP TS-464-8G-US
- Yes
Catalog note
QVPN Service serves PPTP, L2TP/IPSec, OpenVPN, WireGuard and QBelt, up to 100 clients
- Ubiquiti UNAS Pro 8
- Not recorded
Storage
- QNAP TS-464-8G-US
- YES (TL/TR enclosures)
- Ubiquiti UNAS Pro 8
- No
- QNAP TS-464-8G-US
- Yes
Catalog note
Hot-swappable for the four SATA bays, not for the M.2 slots
- Ubiquiti UNAS Pro 8
- Yes
Catalog note
Hot spare support and hot-swappable power modules
- QNAP TS-464-8G-US
- 2
- Ubiquiti UNAS Pro 8
- 2
Manufacturer source
Two M.2 NVMe slots are provided for SSD caching.
Ubiquiti UNAS Pro 8 manufacturer product page →- Source section
- Model overview
- Model
- Ubiquiti UNAS Pro 8
- Region
- US Ubiquiti store
- Firmware
- Not specified by this source
- Checked
Drive-bay counts do not imply disks are included. Cache slots do not establish SSD storage-pool support.
Document check only; not a hands-on test or verification of every regional or firmware variant.
- QNAP TS-464-8G-US
- Yes
Catalog note
The two M.2 2280 PCIe Gen 3 x1 slots can hold a cache or a storage pool
- Ubiquiti UNAS Pro 8
- Not recorded
- QNAP TS-464-8G-US
- 96 TB
- Ubiquiti UNAS Pro 8
- Not recorded
- QNAP TS-464-8G-US
- 4
- Ubiquiti UNAS Pro 8
- 8
Manufacturer source
The chassis has 8 SATA drive bays for 2.5-inch or 3.5-inch drives.
Ubiquiti UNAS Pro 8 manufacturer product page →- Source section
- Model overview
- Model
- Ubiquiti UNAS Pro 8
- Region
- US Ubiquiti store
- Firmware
- Not specified by this source
- Checked
Drive-bay counts do not imply disks are included. Cache slots do not establish SSD storage-pool support.
Document check only; not a hands-on test or verification of every regional or firmware variant.
| Specification | QNAP TS-464-8G-US | Ubiquiti UNAS Pro 8 |
|---|---|---|
| Apps | ||
YesCatalog noteQuMagie sorts photos by people, things and places | No | |
YesCatalog noteContainer Station runs Docker and LXC/LXD containers | No | |
| QNAP QTS | UniFi Drive | |
| Yes | No | |
YesCatalog noteQVR Pro ships 8 free camera channels, QVR Surveillance 2 | No | |
YesCatalog noteVirtualization Station suggests up to 4 virtual machines and needs at least 4 GB of memory | No | |
| Backup | ||
YesCatalog noteHybrid Backup Sync covers cloud backup, cloud sync and two-way sync | Yes | |
YesCatalog noteApple Time Machine backup through Hybrid Backup Sync | Not recorded | |
YesCatalog noteDedicated USB copy button on the front panel | Not recorded | |
| Features | ||
| Yes | Not recorded | |
YesCatalog noteUSB and network UPS from Control Panel > External Device > UPS | Not recorded | |
| File Services | ||
| Yes | NoCatalog noteOnly SMB and NFS are listed as supported file protocols | |
YesCatalog noteNFS v2/3/4/4.1 alongside CIFS/SMB and AFP | YesCatalog noteSupported file protocols: SMB and NFS | |
YesCatalog noteHybrid Backup Sync syncs to and from an rsync server | Yes | |
| Memory | ||
| 8 GB | 16 GB | |
| No | No | |
| 16 GB | 16 GB | |
| DDR4 | Not recorded | |
| Network | ||
| 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 1 | |
| 2 | 0 | |
YesCatalog notePort trunking with 7 modes across the two 2.5GbE ports | Not recorded | |
| 0 | 2 | |
| Yes | Not recorded | |
| Ports | ||
YES (4K 60Hz)Catalog noteHDMI 2.1, up to 4096 x 2160 at 60 Hz | No | |
| No | No | |
| No | No | |
| 4 | 0 | |
| No | No | |
| Power | ||
| Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 40.536 W | 250W | |
| Processor | ||
| x86-64 | ARM | |
| 4 | 4 | |
YesCatalog noteIntel AES-NI encryption engine | Not recorded | |
YesCatalog noteBuilt-in Intel UHD Graphics handles hardware-accelerated transcoding | No | |
| Intel Celeron N5095 | ARM Cortex-A57 quad-core | |
| Not applicable / unspecified | Not applicable / unspecified | |
| Raid | ||
NoCatalog noteQTS formats internal drives as EXT4 | Not recorded | |
| No | No | |
| Yes | Yes | |
| Yes | Yes | |
YesCatalog noteBlock-based volume and LUN snapshots, minimum interval 5 minutes | Yes | |
YES (QuTS hero)Catalog noteZFS requires switching the NAS from QTS to the QuTS hero operating system, supported from QTS 5.2.1 | No | |
| Remote Access | ||
| Yes | Not recorded | |
| YES (myQNAPcloud) | YES (UniFi Cloud) | |
| Yes | Not recorded | |
YesCatalog noteQVPN Service serves PPTP, L2TP/IPSec, OpenVPN, WireGuard and QBelt, up to 100 clients | Not recorded | |
| Storage | ||
| YES (TL/TR enclosures) | No | |
YesCatalog noteHot-swappable for the four SATA bays, not for the M.2 slots | YesCatalog noteHot spare support and hot-swappable power modules | |
| 2 | 2Manufacturer sourceTwo M.2 NVMe slots are provided for SSD caching. Ubiquiti UNAS Pro 8 manufacturer product page →
Drive-bay counts do not imply disks are included. Cache slots do not establish SSD storage-pool support. Document check only; not a hands-on test or verification of every regional or firmware variant. | |
YesCatalog noteThe two M.2 2280 PCIe Gen 3 x1 slots can hold a cache or a storage pool | Not recorded | |
| 96 TB | Not recorded | |
| 4 | 8Manufacturer sourceThe chassis has 8 SATA drive bays for 2.5-inch or 3.5-inch drives. Ubiquiti UNAS Pro 8 manufacturer product page →
Drive-bay counts do not imply disks are included. Cache slots do not establish SSD storage-pool support. Document check only; not a hands-on test or verification of every regional or firmware variant. | |
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